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basho-ki 2005










ALL HAIKU ARE COPYRIGHTED AND ARE PROPERTY OF THE ORIGINAL POETS





     March:

     marsh frogs mimic 

     a march.





ai... chibi








    Our pool is too cool

    It has returned to nature

    Now the frogs love it.





Piers Anthony








    Gum wads on windows

    Chasing bugs brought by lamplight

    The tree frog buffet.





Carol Ann






kite aloft

a very small frog

sees the world



* * *



a marsh—

two seconds of frogs

as I drive by



Dave Bacharach









yellow and white

eater of flesh

African ribbit



* * *



woven cord

on brockade cloth

frog buttons





Anthony DeGroat








quiet house again

croaking from the sink

my niece's frog



* * *



leftover pumpkin pie

my niece's frog

sticks out its tongue





Marlene Egger

HSA 2005 2nd Vice President







in the mist

from behind the tall reeds

a croak of pleasure





Ella















.. .. .. from the tallest iris

.. .. .. he partakes of the sunset

.. .. .. the tiny frog

* * *



the sound

of one hand clapping

a dead mosquito



While I was having my bout with the enemy, little Haiku-kun 
(my kitten) had his encounter with one of Karls children 
(Karl is the general name of our large mini-tiny Frog-Family, 
you can see one of his brothers in the picture above).


the sound

of one paw tapping 

a dead frog

* * *



frog concert

prelude to the next

cycle of life



.



Froschkonzert

Praeludium zum naechsten

Lebenszyklus



More Gabi frog-ku

Gabi Greve







too slow for cars

poor frog lies dead

a yard from the pond



* * *



a frog in the ocean

how I feel

at the poetry seminar



* * *



frogs and cattails

the ecosystem

of river memories





Helen Jones

FWHS 2004/2005 Vice-President






dog sniffing the grass

          a frog jumps

          so does the dog



* * *



novelty boxers --

the frog's tongue

poking out



* * *



Halloween --

witch's toad on a
 
jack-o-lantern





 kawazu








Lake Ouachita frogs

"I wish I had a tape recorder," I say.

"why?" my cousin asks.



Howard Kilby










Frogs! Today the Pond!
   
Tomorrow the World!

I think they eat Ray Milland...



John Neal






my new pond

still

no frogs 



Moira Richards







tadpole

someday you'll be 

dinner



* * *



poison darts

another death day

celebration



Brenda Roberts

FWHS 2004/2005 President






cumulous frog

leaps over the top

of the mountain



Helen Ruggieri






Morning dew

sparklettes wart on frog

dripping



Beth Russell





pond ripples

a frog glides down

through the water



Vaughn Seward






again and again

hopping stiff legged with a frog

the white kitten



Johnye Strickland









bullfrog

clinging to a swamped lilly--

his loud croak



* * *



croaking contest-

big ruckus in the frog pond

as the sun goes down





Anthony Taber






frog stomps

his pad

gets wet



* * *



red frog

black spots

impish doxy



* * *



froggy nights

gazillion twisting bells

arise in swamp mist



More Susan frog-ku



Susan Vogal Taylor






Frog jumps

Lily pad to lily pad

Splash missed



* * *



Iron frog

props my open door

expectant 



* * *



green on green

Frog amid the lily pads

Awaits the fly



Peter Webber







 a horny frog

 singing, come and see me

                come and see me




* * *



autumn dusk---

the sound of frogs

making love





robert wilson







zapping a fly . . .

 the frog 

 in the snake's mouth



* * *



the baritone

bull frog

in concert . . .
 


* * *



tuning up . . .

the frog family

downstairs



yajushi





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